Business Analysis: Chipotle Mexican Grill

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Chipotle was founded in 1993 by Steve Ells in Denver, Colorado. McDonald’s acquired an initial ownership stake in Chipotle in 1998 and soon, in 2000 became a majority owner of the company, making Chipotle a fully owned subsidiary. In 2006 McDonald’s made the company public, with the initial public offering of shares in January, and finally disposed of its entire ownership interest in Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Steve Ells remained the CEO of Chipotle and due to his vision, devotion to providing the best possible products in the fastest time to the customers while making sure to provide high customer satisfaction has helped Chipotle’s revenue and profit margin boost up significantly while creating a competitive advantage and differentiating itself from the competitors.…show more content…
It’s a fast-casual restaurant that specializes in limited menus consisting of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls and salads. All of the food is made from scratch at the stores from sustainable, organic ingredients. Meats come from animals that were raised according to the animal welfare standards and weren’t fed antibiotics or growth hormones to speed up the weight gain. This is top management’s campaign to use top quality, nutritious ingredients and improve the Chipotle experience, called “Food with Integrity”. This differentiation has been a driving force for Chipotle and has turned it into a successful corporation worth roughly $8.5 billion. Chipotle wants to educate consumers about healthy eating habits while providing with information regarding where does Chipotle’s food come from and how is it

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